In just a few hours, the Classics Club Spin #19 will be chosen. I'm slipping my list in just in time! On Tuesday, November 27th, a number from 1-20 will be chosen and I will then have until January 31st, 2019 to read the book from my list that corresponds with that number. I've included a... Continue Reading →
One hundred years ago today, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the First World War officially came to an end. It's an incredibly sobering and momentous anniversary. While I plan to spend some time diving back into Testament of Youth this afternoon, there are many books about WWI still on my... Continue Reading →
There are not one, but two exciting readathons that kick off this Saturday, October 20th! The first is the well-known Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon. I don't think I'll be able to read as much as I'd like to on Saturday, but I couldn't not participate to some degree in one of my favorite reading/blogging events.... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I got an email from Book Outlet announcing a surprise sale in which each customer is sent a mystery coupon ranging anywhere from 15% to 50% off their total order. Although I wasn't planning to buy any books, my curiosity got the better of me, and I clicked through to see which... Continue Reading →
I can't believe how quickly this readathon is flying by! Hope you're all enjoying your Persephone reads. Here’s where you can share what you’re up to on days six and seven of the Persephone Readathon #2. (See Open Post: Day 1, Open Post: Days 2-3, Open Post: Days 4-5) Don’t forget to share your readathon experience... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the second round of the Persephone Readathon! I hope you are as excited as I am to read, review, and chat about Persephone Books over the next ten days. Keep scrolling for some important readathon details… A few reminders: -The readathon runs from Friday, September 21st through Sunday, September 30th. –Don’t forget... Continue Reading →
Thinking of everyone who is in Florence's path. Please stay safe!! It's most likely going to be a very rainy weekend here, so I'm hoping to catch up on some reading and blogging. I'm currently enjoying The Night Watch by Sarah Waters and Idaho by Emily Ruskovich. Keep scrolling for this week’s Book Beginnings and The Friday 56… Book... Continue Reading →
Another Bout of Books has come to an end. Here's how I did: Total Pages Read: 1,020 Books Finished: 2 (You can find my daily updates here) I managed to finish Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh and The Misinterpretation of Tara Jupp by Eva Rice. I also read about 30% of The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis. I didn't end up participating in very... Continue Reading →
I'm all in for another round of Bout of Books! After having a terrible reading week last week, I'm hoping this fun event will help me catch up a bit. I'll be posting updates on my readathon progress below. What is Bout of Books? The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The three W’s are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading: I'm working on my Classics Club Spin pick: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh and I can't wait to really... Continue Reading →
Dwell in Possibility 